Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-22

Los ANGELES.

ehoreon have occasionally found then
vay into the columns Of the local anu
oouGern yreee. 1t is natural that surh
= unprecedented infllx Of rni-ralioh
ond development as it has been the
nod fortune Of California to exrer-
ionce. especially the southern portion,
would suggest the inquiries that have
kcsn going the rounds Of the connir,
- tho part four year,. 1t must I've
nrlmi,ts.d that the question, Is TIN
boom subeiiing?" ~ has teen frrqurnl
" asked aud speculated upon. 1t II
4 o y fact that during the LATER pat
q the sixteenth century America var
Thought to be little less than II wider
ness and desert, and in the middle 81
the eighteenth century tie great
Mississippi valley was not Thought I"
b habilable, and even California
less than y half century ago, was
thought to be only u Ii. Id isr the niner
and valuable for the gold hidden III
II rugged mountains.
The energy and indu-try Of the
nineteenth century has breathed
upon the land, and 10. The change
Amid AL this prosI eri'y four YEAR,
ago many were pau-iny to inquire
ssIs the boeM eubei,iing?' and at ii'l-
tim< the question Is just as much oil I"
problem MI it WAS when first sug-
Ge<ted.
The northern counties of this State
= that section which gl,,ries in The
somewhat tropical favored name %
>sTho Northern Citrus Belt" have
beon incredulou- US to the substantial
bosie Of the hootn, and frequently in y
ht Of jealousy have attempted TO all
minister cold water to the enthnr ia.tit:
0purist who manifested determine
zion 10 RE Southern California b~foIe
the last leaflet VI life hufierei to
earth. In their nervous seal they
have forgotten the worth ami rich
reeOurcer Of their own section in AL
attempt to shake the settled pros
pority VI their more favored neigh
bors, fvTpetting that the reputation oi
ono section will not fourth on the
rams Of another.
Time and time again have
they predicted that the tipping
point il the real estate market was ut
hand, but notwithstanding, prices
have steadily advanced ami sales i'm
creased until the present date. The
fpllow ing CLEANED by HERALD re-
Pufter from prominent citizen OF
Northern California, Who represents
enc Of the largest fruit packing and
shipping firms ON the coast, would in
dictate that . few Of the Northern
friends, vt least, are awaking to The
1nct that there is nothing my ihicsl in
The prosperity of thiA section VI the
State. The gentleman referred to for
several years has handled large p,r-
ton Of the orange crop Of Lus Angeles
county, and is now in the city With u
large iurce Of packers preparatory I"
shipping the present crop. When
Questioned ~ to the prospects for
Business he replied that il Mas quite
n tering NOW ithsta"siing there ~'nii.i
- SHARP competition. The orange
srop, he stated, WAS almost "a lnira
larger than at any previous
year and the quality above
the average. Look here" sail
he. f" tell me, ju-t between you and
me, do you Zee any indication Of
break in the real estate market ?"
On being assured that there was nol
the slightest indication in thai
direction he said that every time
he came to Los Angeles County,
his IL IL in the country VAS increased
90 much SO that he had this time in
vested in q couple OF lots in one Of
the growing towns If this county.
Why" raid he, "they have been
telling me the days Of les Angeles
City were numbered. h. = TN ines.
men have no faitn in the future vi
the place They eaid Their was no
substantial building being done and
that il was only u matter Uf few
months when the decline If propert,
would be u well-known fact.
have been here one week and
must confess | am aslunished. La-i
win err We had our headquarters here
and became quit familiar with the
city, but bless you'll low, l hardl,
rrcugnize the llee. Fine
brick business blocks have
sprung mp AZ if ny magic, and ii,
marvellous with what rapidlty others,
evrn more substantial. are going W.
everywhere. 1t seems TO BIZ ver-
liable young Chicago. don't be-
ieve liz equal for energy and bust
ness thrift can be found in any ci.
west Of Chicago. gee. too, th It our
Placer county friends are in tile cry
End have fallen into the hress band
- Cd. 80. al,
Of their sect on. Well, they have a
use display Of fruit, and it is OF a
good quality, too, but to tell you the
truth. do not believe thew will ever
make SUCCESS Of orange culture. In
The first place, the water supply is in
sufficient, and then the land is too
broken to successfully irrigate if
they did have the water. The
climate Is very good, and for
1eciduous fruits It is a success.
4 year ago suspected there was yet
moe h this country than many sns-
perted, but i ..sas talked out OF i, and
now ] find that while | have earned
]bw hundred dollars by tns sweat OF
my brow some of my friends n-,e
have made thousands by making .
ssccw email i9ve-,wents in real ast. ..-.
I h.,tise, however, that there is an
other boom gradually, as l think, d s.
placing the corner-lot bOom. / have
nplicsd that instead Of every man one
meets being on the lookout for a
Ahsnce to speculate in land, as was
7he Gaze . year ago, a great many OF
them are looking up business locations
/ notice, TOO, that manufacturing
Interests are beginning. to dev lop.
Eveyy little factory, and | am snr-
Drised 1T the numter, seem to be run
ring to its full capacity and enlars-
ine ~ fast rs possible"
This 10 what q great many enter
p.isisg people have noticed, and the
6me is not far distant in t. g fnt r..
Whnn the mountains Of asphaltum
viii pave miles Of the finert bonI..-
vSrds il the world; the il exhaustible
s--- .,e sr<.n ui h., utilized bv ex-